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Arnold Schwarzenegger poses during the 38th Annual Cannes Film Festival, where "Pumping Iron" was being presented on May 19, 1977. The former body builder was awarded the Mr. Universe title in 1969.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with the Golden Globe awarded to him for "Pumping Iron," Jan. 29, 1977. He first gained attention as an actor in the bodybuilding documentary. Over the next decades, he starred in numerous films, including 1982's "Conan the Barbarian," 1984's "The Terminator," plus two sequels, and 1990's "Total Recall" and "Kindergarten Cop."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is accompanied by his then-girlfriend Maria Shriver as he poses with his newly acquired certificate of U.S. citizenship, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 16, 1983.

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Journalist Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger pose outside St. Francis Xavier Church, in Hyannis, Mass., after they were married in on April 26, 1986.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver pose next to the action hero's star on the Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, Calif., on June 2, 1987.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and an expectant Maria Shriver arrive at the "Back to the Future Part II" premiere in Universal City, Calif., Nov. 20, 1989. The couple has four children: Katherine Eunice, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, center, wife Maria Shriver, left, and his mother, Aurelia Schwarzenegger, during a private visit to Austrian President Thomas Klestil, March 20, 1993. (Schwarzenegger's mother died in 1998)

Arnold Schwarzenegger accepts an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Superior, during the 100th Commencement ceremony in Superior, Wis., May 17, 1996. Schwarzenegger graduated from UWS in 1979 with a bachelors' degree.

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"Batman & Robin" stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and George Clooney pose with their character costumes, Mr. Freeze and Batman, at Planet Hollywood on June 6, 1997, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger releases a white dove during a ceremony to mark construction of a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Tel Aviv, July 6, 1995. The theme restaurant company, which was also backed by actors Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Sylvester Stallone, was one of the most famous business ventures of Schwarzenegger's career. At the end of his five-year contract in 2000, Schwarzenegger gave up his stake in the chain just after the company filed for Chapter 11 protection.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger strums a guitar to the Twisted Sister song, "We Ain't Going to Take it Anymore," during a campaign rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif, on Oct. 5, 2003.

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Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger is joined by wife Maria Shriver as he celebrates his victory in the California gubernatorial recall election against Gov. Gray Davis in Los Angeles, Oct. 7, 2003.

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Then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger walks with his wife Maria Shriver and their four children to his inaugural ceremony at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 17, 2003.

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In this Oct. 23, 2003, file photo, Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and Gov. Gray Davis joke with each other as Davis shows Schwarzenegger the governor's private office at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger smiles after signing an executive order to repeal the car tax just a few minutes after taking the oath of office as California' governor in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 17, 2003.

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Danny DeVito waves as he walks through the Capitol with long-time friend, movie co-star and then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in Sacramento, Calif., April 15, 2004.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, then-California governor, smiles as he rubs noses with a piglet at the California State Fair in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 22, 2007.

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Maria Shriver holds the Bible as her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, takes the oath of office for his second term as governor of California, Jan. 5, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif.

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Then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger uses crutches as he walks up the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 18, 2007. Schwarzenegger used the crutches as he recovered from knee surgery after an injury from working out.

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Former first lady Nancy Reagan is escorted by then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger prior to the Republican presidential candidate debate, at the Ronald Reagan Library, in Simi Valley, Calif., May 5, 2007.

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Director James Cameron, left, accepts praise from then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Schwarzenegger was a cast member in Cameron's films "The Terminator," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "True Lies."

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Then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger meets with U.S. troops at a rally at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan base on Sept. 15, 2010, in Seoul, South Korea. Schwarzenegger visited Korea as part of a six-day trip through Asia to discuss trade to help boost California's economy and create jobs.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger poses with his daughter Katherine Schwarzenegger at her "Rock What You've Got" book signing, Sept. 25, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia, Oct. 11, 2010. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and may soon go skiing together. President Dmitry Medvedev met then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during a visit to Silicon Valley last year and later welcomed him to Moscow to show him plans for Russia's high-tech hub in Skolkovo.

Arnold Schwarzenegger poses at the Robert Mondavi Winery in St. Helena, Calif., Nov. 14, 2010.

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Outgoing California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger second from left, and the man he replaced, former Gov. Gray Davis, third from left, listen as Gov. Jerry Brown makes remarks after he was sworn-in as the 39th Governor of California during ceremonies in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 3, 2011. Also seen are Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, left, and former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, right.